Islamic militants who seized hundreds of workers at an Algerian gas plant have drawn Algeria into the ongoing Mali crisis. More importantly, they have provoked a stern response from Europe.
The raid at Ain Anemas, early January 16, was conducted by a militia calling itself the “Masked Brigades” or “Signers in Blood.” The group is affiliated with al Qaeda’s North African franchise, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (aqim), which is the terror entity that recently helped “liberate” northern Mali.
